Toshiba Portege M400
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Fri 17 of Aug, 2007 [11:48 UTC]by Bill Giannikos
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
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Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Toshiba Portege M400 laptop. The Portege M400 is a small size laptop but it still includes components for a middle range laptop.Editing This Page
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| Processor | Intel Core Solo T1300 1.6GHz | |
| Screen | 12.1" XGA | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD-ROM/CD-RW | |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11g Wireless | |
| Other | 3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire, Fingerprint Reader | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | Use the i810 driver |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-hda-intel driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use ipw3945 driver |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
Notes
I haven't been able to confirmed this, but there may be a problem running this laptop with kernel version 2.6.17. 2.6.16 and 2.6.18 or higher should work fine. This does not seem to apply for Ubuntu 6.10.Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950
Configuring the ipw3945 driver for the Intel 3945ABG wireless controller
Increasing battery life
Summary
Configuration of the Toshiba Portege M400 for Linux was no problem at all with the internal hardware automatically detected and installed properly.If you are looking to purchase this laptop you can visit Toshiba's Portege page.
Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.
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